diff --git a/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/production-1.9/master.cfg b/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/production-1.9/master.cfg
index 298557c2cc7..9456f9a3709 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/production-1.9/master.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/production-1.9/master.cfg
@@ -402,6 +402,15 @@ L10nNightlyFactory.addStep(ShellCommand,
     descriptionDone="uploaded packages",
     workdir="mozilla/dist/upload/latest"
 )
+# This step makes sure we can use nagios monitoring on the latest dir
+# to tell when l10n builds stop working altogether.
+L10nNightlyFactory.addStep(ShellCommand,
+    name = "touch upload dir",
+    command=['/bin/sh', '-c', "ssh "+ftpserver+" touch "+uploadPath],
+    description="touching upload dir",
+    descriptionDone="touched upload dir",
+    workdir="mozilla/dist/upload/latest"
+)
 
 c['builders'].append(
  {
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/staging-1.9/master.cfg b/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/staging-1.9/master.cfg
index 1d8fa3ae562..800c25cb430 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/staging-1.9/master.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/buildbot-configs/automation/staging-1.9/master.cfg
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ L10nNightlyFactory.addStep(ShellCommand,
     descriptionDone="uploaded packages",
     workdir="mozilla/dist/upload/latest"
 )
+# This step makes sure we can use nagios monitoring on the latest dir
+# to tell when l10n builds stop working altogether.
+L10nNightlyFactory.addStep(ShellCommand,
+    name = "touch upload dir",
+    command=['/bin/sh', '-c', "ssh "+ftpserver+" touch "+uploadPath],
+    description="touching upload dir",
+    descriptionDone="touched upload dir",
+    workdir="mozilla/dist/upload/latest"
+)
 
 c['builders'].append(
  {